Silicon Invasion

"It's actually a Crimson Gold Beast?"

"The Knights are in for a world of hurt now."

"It's over, no chance at the Expert level."

In the Expert level difficulty, there's a possibility of encountering two or even more types of silicon-based beasts. Some of them might be hostile to each other, allowing the challenge team to use their wits to instigate infighting, or they could plan a route to defeat them one by one.

In these situations, the difficulty of facing multiple races can sometimes be lower than facing a single race.

But there's another situation, where multiple races are in an alliance. In this case, they definitely complement each other in some way, greatly increasing the overall challenge difficulty.

Unfortunately, the Shining Knights have encountered exactly that.

Having been together for many years, everyone knows each team's strength pretty well. With the Knights' strength, they couldn't even pass the simplest Expert level difficulty before.

Later, they somehow managed to get an Expert level completion achievement. After some inquiries and protests, they finally learned some of the details, knowing that Niu Wei and the others had essentially exploited a BUG, playing a cut-down version of the Expert level.

In fact, after learning about this, the first thing everyone thought of wasn't to appeal to the school for unfairness and demand the cancellation of the Knights' achievement, like they are doing now.

Instead, they were ecstatic and immediately began trying to follow the Knights' previous steps.

But then they realized they were overthinking it.

This method wasn't actually that difficult to think of, and countless predecessors had tried it before. However, the Expert level difficulty remained an insurmountable barrier in front of all the students, precisely because what they thought was a BUG wasn't a BUG at all.

The key to the Knights' successful completion of the Expert level difficulty wasn't the old team members, but the new team member who provided the newbie bonus for this challenge.

However, new students would usually use up this newbie bonus quickly under the guidance of teachers. Even if they didn't use it, their skill level would be hard to describe. Four gods leading one noob; even the simplest Expert level would be difficult to pass.

And in the entire school, probably only Luo Rui, this special recruit, had both the strength and the guts to directly confront the instructors. With him, there was no need to worry about the team's strength being weakened.

Therefore, the reason why other teams were dissatisfied with the Knights wasn't because Niu Wei and the others exploited a BUG, but because they didn't get a newbie like Luo Rui.

"Niu Wei and the others' achievement will most likely have a suffix added to it. In that case, we're back to the same starting line."

"Hmph, they were just taking advantage of loopholes."

"Don't say things like 'taking advantage of loopholes.' I believe everyone has tried the method they used to clear the level."

"Yeah, it seems the key is that newbie. Back then, there were rumors that that kid won against a senior who stayed on campus. I almost burst out laughing at the time. Couldn't the bragging be a little more realistic? It was so exaggerated that it seemed fake. But now I think it might be true."

"Haha, I thought the school had some inside story, that this kid had an incredibly powerful backer, who could even make the school call a stag a horse. Looking at it now, it's because he's really awesome."

"Damn, with a newbie like that, wouldn't they dominate the first place from now on?"

"Relax, relax. Before Niu Wei and the others leave, he won't have a chance to play. As far as I know, that special recruit's long-range fire position will be difficult to get even next year when Niu Wei leaves. He'll have to wait until Zuo Kun graduates before he has a chance to play. Calculating it that way, he'll only play for a year or two at most."

"Indeed, there's no need to worry. Every few years, there's always a student who stands out and overshadows the current students. Everyone should be glad that he's several grades younger than us; otherwise, it would be really tough."

"How easy is it to stand out? According to internal news I got, the one who wanted to mess with that kid last time also had a huge backer and was also a freshman. So that kid's path might not be so easy."

"I heard about that too. It should be true; otherwise, it wouldn't have been possible to arrange for an instructor to take action. And it's the first time I've known that the machines in the computer room can be remotely controlled manually."

"There are many things you don't know. Just watch the competition honestly. It's our turn tomorrow. Maybe Niu Wei and the others can give us some interesting ideas."

"Give us ideas? I bet they'll be wiped out by the wooden puppets in five minutes at most."

"Looking down on who? I bet three minutes!"

"Then I can only bet two and a half minutes; I really can't go any lower."

"Hmph, they are, after all, a team with roughly the same level as you guys; there's no need to be so insulting."

"Accusations and rumors are insults. We're just telling the truth; how does that become an insult?"

"That's right, you're noble, you're amazing. I highly suspect that you guys are enemies…"

Although these guys were a bit far away from Luo Rui, Luo Rui's ears were very good now, and he could hear a general idea by guessing. He didn't pay attention to them, but instead seriously watched the broadcast screen in front of him, thinking in his mind, if he were in this position, what would he do?

The answer was not easy. Although the Crimson Gold Beasts' combat power was not strong relatively speaking, they could cripple the team's air superiority. It would be almost impossible for the drones to observe the Uruk Wolves without restraint.

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Lin Xinxin, who had lost a drone, had a solemn expression. The moment she saw the Crimson Gold Beasts, she felt that the team was in trouble.

However, as a professional, even if she was somewhat desperate, her hands continued to operate. Giving up was not the Knights' style. Even if they lost, they had to use this opportunity to hone themselves; otherwise, it would be a real failure.

There were a total of ten drones. Losing one wasn't a big problem, and perhaps they could think in reverse and deduce some information. And now was the time to verify it.

After a simple communication with Zuo Kun, the remaining drones not only didn't become more cautious, but instead appeared ostentatiously above the Uruk Wolves' heads, and were even afraid that they wouldn't be discovered, with the rotor drones making several low-altitude sweeps.

The arrogant actions brought retribution. In various directions, several more drones were successively attacked and destroyed by Crimson Gold Beasts hidden in the tree trunks or canopies.

After the situation was reported, the Knights' expressions became even more unsightly.

"Is someone targeting us? How could they give us such a high-difficulty map?"

"Could it be done by that big shot who offended Little Rui?"

"Bullshit! It's just a coincidence; don't overthink it."

"That's right, Little Rui isn't playing; what's the point of targeting us?"

"But the luck is really too bad; everyone can't help but think more."

"Don't worry about those things; let's do our best. Even if we lose, we have to show our style."

"It's too early to give up now. Maybe this map hides other mechanisms, and the difficulty isn't as high as we thought."